Word Study · Strong's H977
בָּחַר
bâchar
“properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select”
- 171occurrencescanonical count
- 171tagged so farloaded book by book
- 22books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis 2Exodus 3Numbers 3Deuteronomy 31Joshua 4Judges 51 Samuel 122 Samuel 91 Kings 132 Kings 21 Chronicles 102 Chronicles 16Nehemiah 2Job 7Psalms 14Proverbs 8Song of Solomon 1Isaiah 20Jeremiah 4Ezekiel 1Haggai 1Zechariah 3
Genesis2 occurrences
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Exodus3 occurrences
and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Numbers3 occurrences
and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the morning Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him.The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt;The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Deuteronomy 4:37וַיִּבְחַ֥רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3msDeuteronomy 7:6בָּחַ֣ר׀ba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3msDeuteronomy 7:7וַיִּבְחַ֣רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3msDeuteronomy 10:15וַיִּבְחַ֞רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3msDeuteronomy 12:5יִבְחַ֨רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:11יִבְחַר֩yiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:14יִבְחַ֤רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:18יִבְחַ֜רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:21יִבְחַ֜רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 12:26יִבְחַ֥רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 14:2בָּחַ֣רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3msDeuteronomy 14:23יִבְחַר֮yiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 14:24יִבְחַר֙yiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 14:25יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 15:20יִבְחַ֣רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:2יִבְחַ֣רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:6יִבְחַ֨רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:7יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:11יִבְחַר֙yiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:15יִבְחַ֣רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 16:16יִבְחָ֔רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 17:8יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 17:10יִבְחַ֣רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 17:15יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 18:5בָּחַ֛רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3msDeuteronomy 18:6יִבְחַ֥רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 21:5בָּחַ֞רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3msDeuteronomy 23:16יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 26:2יִבְחַר֙yiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3msDeuteronomy 30:19וּבָֽחַרְתָּ֙u.va.char.Ta — and you will chooseHc/Vqq2msDeuteronomy 31:11יִבְחָ֑רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3ms
Joshua4 occurrences
So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up to Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand men, the mighty men of valor, and sent them forth by night.The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Judges5 occurrences
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
1 Samuel12 occurrences
and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
1 Samuel 2:28וּבָחֹ֣רu.va.Chor — and I choseHC/Vqaa1 Samuel 8:18בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.Tem — you have chosenHVqp2mp1 Samuel 10:24בָּֽחַר־ba.char- — he has chosenHVqp3ms1 Samuel 12:13בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.Tem — you have chosenHVqp2mp1 Samuel 13:2וַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char- — and he choseHc/Vqw3ms1 Samuel 16:8בָחַ֥רva.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms1 Samuel 16:9בָחַ֥רva.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms1 Samuel 16:10בָחַ֥רva.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms1 Samuel 17:40וַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char- — and he choseHc/Vqw3ms1 Samuel 20:30בֹחֵ֤רvo.Cher — [are] choosingHVqrmsa1 Samuel 24:2בָּח֖וּרba.Chur — chosenHVqsmsa1 Samuel 26:2בְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.Rei — [the] chosen [men] ofHVqsmpc
2 Samuel9 occurrences
And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
2 Samuel 6:1בָּח֥וּרba.Chur — chosen [man]HVqsmsa2 Samuel 6:21בָּֽחַר־ba.char- — he choseHVqp3ms2 Samuel 10:9בְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.Rei — [the] chosen [men]HVqsmpc2 Samuel 10:9וַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3ms2 Samuel 15:15יִבְחַ֛רyiv.Char — he will chooseHVqi3ms2 Samuel 16:18בָּחַ֧רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms2 Samuel 17:1אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.Rah — let me chooseHVqc1cs2 Samuel 19:38תִּבְחַ֥רtiv.Char — you will chooseHVqi2ms2 Samuel 24:12בְּחַר־be.char- — chooseHVqv2ms
1 Kings13 occurrences
And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
1 Kings 3:8בָּחָ֑רְתָּba.Cha.re.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms1 Kings 8:16וָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.Char — and I have chosenHc/Vqw1cs1 Kings 8:16בָחַ֣רְתִּיva.Char.ti — I choseHVqp1cs1 Kings 8:44בָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms1 Kings 8:48בָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms1 Kings 11:13בָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs1 Kings 11:32בָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs1 Kings 11:34בָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.ti — I choseHVqp1cs1 Kings 11:36בָּחַ֣רְתִּיba.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs1 Kings 12:21בָּח֖וּרba.Chur — chosen [man]HVqsmsa1 Kings 14:21בָּחַ֨רba.Char — he had chosenHVqp3ms1 Kings 18:23וְיִבְחֲר֣וּve.yiv.cha.Ru — and let them chooseHC/Vqu3mp1 Kings 18:25בַּחֲר֨וּba.cha.Ru — chooseHVqv2mp
2 Kings2 occurrences
And he set the graven image of Asherah, that he had made, in the house of which Jehovah said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever;The first tagged occurrence in 2 Kings.
1 Chronicles10 occurrences
Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Chronicles.
1 Chronicles 15:2בָּחַ֣רba.Char — he had chosenHVqp3ms1 Chronicles 19:10בָּחוּר֙ba.Chur — chosen [man]HVqsmsa1 Chronicles 19:10וַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3ms1 Chronicles 21:10בְּחַר־be.char- — chooseHVqv2ms1 Chronicles 28:4וַיִּבְחַ֡רvai.yiv.Char — and he choseHc/Vqw3ms1 Chronicles 28:4בָּחַ֣רba.Char — he choseHVqp3ms1 Chronicles 28:5וַיִּבְחַר֙vai.yiv.Char — and he has chosenHc/Vqw3ms1 Chronicles 28:6בָחַ֨רְתִּיva.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs1 Chronicles 28:10בָּ֧חַרBa.char — he has chosenHVqp3ms1 Chronicles 29:1בָּֽחַר־ba.char- — he has chosenHVqp3ms
2 Chronicles16 occurrences
Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be prince over my people Israel:The first tagged occurrence in 2 Chronicles.
2 Chronicles 6:5בָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs2 Chronicles 6:5בָחַ֣רְתִּֽיva.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs2 Chronicles 6:6וָאֶבְחַר֙va.'ev.Char — and I have chosenHc/Vqw1cs2 Chronicles 6:6וָאֶבְחַ֣רva.'ev.Char — and I have chosenHc/Vqw1cs2 Chronicles 6:34בָּחַ֣רְתָּba.Char.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms2 Chronicles 6:38בָּחַ֔רְתָּba.Char.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms2 Chronicles 7:12וּבָחַ֜רְתִּיu.va.Char.ti — and I have chosenHc/Vqq1cs2 Chronicles 7:16בָּחַ֤רְתִּיba.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs2 Chronicles 11:1בָּח֖וּרba.Chur — chosen [man]HVqsmsa2 Chronicles 12:13בָּחַ֨רba.Char — he had chosenHVqp3ms2 Chronicles 13:3בָּח֖וּרba.Chur — chosenHVqsmsa2 Chronicles 13:3בָּח֑וּר סba.Chur — chosenHVqsmsa2 Chronicles 13:17בָּחֽוּר׃ba.Chur — chosenHVqsmsa2 Chronicles 25:5בָּחוּר֙ba.Chur — chosen [man]HVqsmsa2 Chronicles 29:11בָּחַ֣רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms2 Chronicles 33:7בָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1cs
Nehemiah2 occurrences
Job7 occurrences
Job 7:15וַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.Char — and it choseHc/Vqw3fsJob 9:14אֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.Rah — I will chooseHVqc1csJob 15:5וְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.Char — so you may chooseHC/Vqu2msJob 29:25אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר'e.va.Char — I choseHVqi1csJob 34:4נִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah- — let us chooseHVqc1cpJob 34:33תִבְחַ֣רtiv.Char — you will chooseHVqi2msJob 36:21בָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.ta — you have chosenHVqp2ms
Psalms14 occurrences
Psalms 25:12יִבְחָֽר׃yiv.Char — [which] he will chooseHVqi3msPsalms 33:12בָּחַ֖רba.Char — [which] he has chosenHVqp3msPsalms 47:4יִבְחַר־yiv.char- — he choosesHVqi3msPsalms 65:4תִּֽבְחַ֣רtiv.Char — [is [the] one whom] you chooseHVqi2msPsalms 78:67בָחָֽר׃va.Char — he choseHVqp3msPsalms 78:68וַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.char — and he choseHc/Vqw3msPsalms 78:70וַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.char — and he choseHc/Vqw3msPsalms 84:10בָּחַ֗רְתִּיba.Char.ti — I have chosenHVqp1csPsalms 89:19בָח֣וּרva.Chur — a chosen [one]HVqsmsaPsalms 105:26בָּֽחַר־ba.char- — he had chosenHVqp3msPsalms 119:30בָחָ֑רְתִּיva.Cha.re.ti — I have chosenHVqp1csPsalms 119:173בָחָֽרְתִּי׃va.Cha.re.ti — I have chosenHVqp1csPsalms 132:13בָחַ֣רva.Char — he has chosenHVqp3msPsalms 135:4בָּחַ֣רba.Char — he has chosenHVqp3ms
Proverbs8 occurrences
Proverbs 1:29בָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ru — they choseHVqp3cpProverbs 3:31תִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.Char — you chooseHVqj2msProverbs 8:10נִבְחָֽר׃niv.Char — chosenHVNrmsaProverbs 8:19נִבְחָֽר׃niv.Char — chosenHVNrmsaProverbs 10:20נִ֭בְחָרNiv.chor — chosenHVNrmsaProverbs 16:16נִבְחָ֥רniv.Char — [is to be] chosenHVNrmsaProverbs 21:3נִבְחָ֖רniv.Char — [is] chosenHVNrmsaProverbs 22:1נִבְחָ֣רniv.Char — [is to be] chosenHVNrmsa
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah20 occurrences
Isaiah 1:29בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.Tem — you have chosenHVqp2mpIsaiah 7:15וּבָח֥וֹרu.va.Chor — and to chooseHC/VqaaIsaiah 7:16וּבָחֹ֣רu.va.Chor — and to chooseHC/VqaaIsaiah 14:1וּבָחַ֥רu.va.Char — and he will chooseHc/Vqq3msIsaiah 40:20יִבְחָ֑רyiv.Char — he choosesHVqi3msIsaiah 41:8בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.kha — I have chosen youHVqp1cs/Sp2msIsaiah 41:9בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.kha — I have chosen youHVqp1cs/Sp2msIsaiah 41:24יִבְחַ֥רyiv.Char — [one who] he choosesHVqi3msIsaiah 43:10בָּחָ֑רְתִּיba.Cha.re.ti — I have chosenHVqp1csIsaiah 44:1בָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.ti — [whom] I have chosenHVqp1csIsaiah 44:2בָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.ti — [whom] I have chosenHVqp1csIsaiah 48:10בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.kha — I have chosen youHVqp1cs/Sp2msIsaiah 49:7וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.ka — and he has chosen youHc/Vqw3ms/Sp2msIsaiah 56:4וּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.Ru — and they chooseHc/Vqq3cpIsaiah 58:5אֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.hu — [which] I choose itHVqi1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 58:6אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.Hu — [which] I choose itHVqi1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 65:12בְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.Tem — you choseHVqp2mpIsaiah 66:3בָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.Ru — they have chosenHVqp3cpIsaiah 66:4אֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.Char — I will chooseHVqi1csIsaiah 66:4בָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ru — they choseHVqp3cp